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Air Products Foundation

Allentown, PA · EIN 23-2130928. Reported 1,856 grants totalling $44.6M to 693 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$44.6Mgranted, 2020-2024
693recipients, as named on its returns
59%of grantees funded again the next year
$94.2Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Air Products Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $15,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $2,994,436. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
131 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
529 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
448 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
448 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
152 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
77 grants
$100,000 and Up
71 grants

Every organization it funded

693 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA$13.0M2052024
Charities Aid FoundationAlexandria, VA$2,648,646552024
ArtsquestBethlehem, PA$1,007,2051552024
Globalgiving FoundationWashington, DC$891,600332024
Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 2Springfield, LA$728,000422023
American Institute of Chemical EngineersNew York, NY$633,2501652024
Valero Energy FoundationSan Antonio, TX$631,000552024
Manchac Volunteer Fire DepartmentAkers, LA$593,000322024
Penn State UniversityState College, PA$520,100652024
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries FoundationBaton Rouge, LA$517,000522024
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering IncAlexandria, VA$510,500652024
GlobalgivingWashington, DC$502,500222023
Keep Louisiana Beautiful IncMandeville, LA$500,000112024
Baton Rouge Area FoundationBaton Rouge, LA$485,560532024
Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation IncHammond, LA$484,500532024
Altasea at the Port of Los AngelesSan Pedro, CA$368,900852024
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA$364,5001252024
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$350,000112020
Livingston Parish CouncilLivingston, LA$325,000422024
River Parishes Community College FoundationGonzales, LA$298,500542024
Chemical Marketing & Economics IncMorristown, NJ$296,000222024
Southeastern Louisiana University FoundationHammond, LA$295,000322024
National Society of Black EngineersAlexandria, VA$281,000652024
Blessed to Be a Blessing International Ministries IncDestrehan, LA$275,000322024
Upper Macungie Township Community FundBreinigsville, PA$250,000222023
Society of Hispanic Professional EngineersCity of Industry, CA$240,000552024
Society of Women Engineers - HqChicago, IL$239,000432024
Catalyst IncNew York, NY$229,440552024
Valley Youth House CommitteeBethlehem, PA$228,3001252024
River Road African American Museum and GalleryDonaldsonville, LA$223,500432024
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY$209,500552024
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA$207,500752024
Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce FoundationEaston, PA$201,8001852024
Phantoms CharitiesAllentown, PA$200,150542023
Wildlands Conservancy IncEmmaus, PA$180,000852024
Manhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY$173,500552024
The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and TechnologyAllentown, PA$170,000442024
Out & EqualOakland, CA$168,000552024
American Councils for International Education Actr Accels IncWashington, DC$167,700112023
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN$165,000552024
Business Council for International Understanding IncNew York, NY$162,000532024
Energy Independence NowLos Angeles, CA$160,000442023
Keep Livingston Parish Beautiful IncIndependence, LA$160,000322024
Atlantic Council of the U S IncWashington, DC$145,000322023
Community Foundation of Southwest LouisianaLake Charles, LA$141,832432023
University of DelawareNewark, DE$137,500552024
Greater Easton Development PartnershipEaston, PA$129,5001052024
Ironpigs CharitiesAllentown, PA$126,000652024
Volunteer Center of the Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PA$125,750652024
St John United WayReserve, LA$125,3451152024
LSU FoundationBaton Rouge, LA$125,000642024
Travis Mills FoundationManchester, ME$125,000112022
Ascension Parks FoundationPrairieville, LA$120,000112023
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas IncDallas, TX$119,248552024
National Museum of Industrial HistoryBethlehem, PA$115,100432023
Community Services for Children IncAllentown, PA$113,750952024
Livingston Parish School BoardLivingston, LA$110,000222024
Southern University System FoundationBaton Rouge, LA$110,000222024
Ukogf - Community Chest of KoreaSeoul$110,000112020
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$105,000552024
Gulf Coast Restoration and Protection FoundationBaton Rouge, LA$100,000112022
H & S Legislative Charity FundBaton Rouge, LA$100,000112021
Lehigh Valley Economic Development CorporationBethlehem, PA$100,000532024
Recreational Fisheries Research Institute IncCovington, LA$100,000222024
Ukogf - International Committee of the Red CrossGeneva$100,000112021
Velodrome FundBreinigsville, PA$100,000322021
Moravian CollegeAllentown, PA$98,638632022
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI$98,500552024
Minsi Trails Council Boy Scouts of AmericaLehigh Valley, PA$98,000752024
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity IncNew York, NY$97,500222021
Allentown Symphony Association IncAllentown, PA$95,650742024
State Theatre Center for the Arts IncEaston, PA$94,000752024
Pinebrook Family AnswersAllentown, PA$93,000552024
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania IncMiquon, PA$92,600652024
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer CenterBaton Rouge, LA$90,801652024
Mainland Communities United Way IncTexas City, TX$90,500852024
Pilot Club of Denham Springs Louisiana FoundationDenham Springs, LA$90,000222024
College of the Mainland Foundation IncTexas City, TX$89,650752024
Ukogf Northern Alberta Institute of TechnologyEdmonton$89,247112024
Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA$88,100752024
Northern New York Community Foundation IncWatertown, NY$87,500322024
Manufacturers Resource CenterAllentown, PA$87,000552024
Coalition for Clean AirLos Angeles, CA$85,000652024
American National Red CrossWashington, DC$83,000932022
World Resources InstituteWashington, DC$83,000322022
East Harris County Empowerment CouncilHouston, TX$80,600432024
Bradbury-Sullivan Lgbt Community CenterAllentown, PA$80,000742023
Louisiana Friends Against Childhood Cancer IncLivingston, LA$80,000642024
Team Pennsylvania FoundationHarrisburg, PA$80,000432022
Volunteer AscensionGonzales, LA$79,500432022
Ukogf - Northern Alberta Institute of TechnologyEdmonton, Alberta$79,375442023
Georgia Tech Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$77,500442024
The American Ceramic Society IncWesterville, OH$76,800652024
Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania IncAllentown, PA$75,870632023
Aist FoundationWarrendale, PA$75,000552024
Center for Transportation and the Enviroment IncAtlanta, GA$75,000332024
Community PartnersLos Angeles, CA$75,000642024
Education for EmploymentWashington, DC$75,000112021
Rutgers University FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ$75,000552024
Hammond Area Recreation District 1Hammond, LA$74,000222024
Hcsc Blood CenterAllentown, PA$70,150442024
Climate ResolveLos Angeles, CA$70,000552024
Childrens Home of Easton PaEaston, PA$68,500852024
LaunchDenham Springs, LA$68,000322024
American Heart AssociationDallas, TX$67,9601152024
Bloom for Women IncBethlehem, PA$67,500742024
Executive Council on Diplomacy IncWashington, DC$67,500752024
Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA$67,000432024
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival at Desales UniversityCenter Valley, PA$66,000332022
Teach for America IncNew York, NY$65,000332024
Capital Area Family Violence Battered Womens ProBaton Rouge, LA$63,100542023
East Deer TownshipCreighton, PA$58,000642024
Lake Area Industry AllianceLake Charles, LA$56,911652024
TouchstoneBethlehem, PA$56,500652024
The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties IncBethlehem, PA$55,950752024
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentMinneapolis, MN$55,000332024
Society of Women EngineersChicago, IL$55,000112020
Pgss CampaignWilliamsport, PA$54,000332022
Pennsylvania Shakespeare FestivalCenter Valley, PA$52,500322024
San Antonio Area FoundationSan Antonio, TX$50,280222023
Bridge Over Troubled Waters IncPasadena, TX$50,000542024
Buffalo Niagara Partnership FoundationBuffalo, NY$50,000222023
CareAtlanta, GA$50,000112020
Committee to Protect Journalists IncNew York, NY$50,000112023
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA$50,000112020
Golocal - UkraineKyiv$50,000112020
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation NetworkAllentown, PA$50,000112021
Jack and Jill of America Foundation IncWashington, DC$50,000112023
Los Angeles County Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA$50,000112024
Museum of Latin American ArtLong Beach, CA$50,000222023
Resources for the Future IncWashington, DC$50,000112023
Skillsusa IncLeesburg, VA$50,000112020
University of California Irvine FoundationIrvine, CA$50,000112023
University of California- DavisDavis, CA$50,000112021
US Chamber of Commerce FoundationWashington, DC$50,000222024
Research Park CorporationBaton Rouge, LA$49,600652024
Bethlehem Area Education FoundationBethlehem, PA$49,4501152024
Paramount Education Partnership IncParamount, CA$47,500652024
Hispanic Center Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PA$45,600652024
United Way of St CharlesLuling, LA$45,5001452024
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA$45,250422022
Breathe California of Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles, CA$45,000542024
Duo Dogs IncSaint Louis, MO$45,000332024
Louisiana Key AcademyBaton Rouge, LA$44,500222024
Lee College Foundation IncBaytown, TX$44,000442024
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA$43,000752024
Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA$42,600642023
Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Long BeachLong Beach, CA$42,500542024
Lehigh Valley Zoological SocietySchnecksville, PA$42,000332024
Foundry Educational FoundationSchaumburg, IL$41,800542024
Lehigh Valley Community Broad Casters AssociationBethlehem, PA$41,500432023
South Bay Center for CounselingWilmington, CA$40,500432023
Bradenton Area Edc Foundation IncBradenton, FL$40,100442023
American Red CrossWashington, DC$40,000622024
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry Educational FoundationHarrisburg, PA$40,000212020
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA$40,000222024
United Way of Southeast LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$39,100632023
Police Athletic League Inc of Allentown PaAllentown, PA$39,000552024
New Bethany IncBethlehem, PA$38,500752024
Northampton County Area Community College FoundationBethlehem, PA$38,000442024
City of ChandlerChandler, AZ$37,500532023
Dream It Do It Southeast Texas Education Foundation IncDeer Park, TX$37,500552024
Ukogf Association for Workplace Tragedy Family SupportLondon$36,550112024
City of MiddletownMiddletown, OH$35,500832023
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank IncBaton Rouge, LA$35,000652024
La Porte Education FoundationLa Porte, TX$35,000542024
Long Beach Public Library FoundationLong Beach, CA$35,000222023
University of Houston FoundationHouston, TX$35,000332024
Ukogf - Robin Hood Association for the HandicappedSherwood Park, Alberta$34,640332023
Greater Phoenix Economic CouncilPhoenix, AZ$34,500552024
City of Oak CreekOak Creek, WI$34,0001132023
Ukogf Fundacin Empresas IqsBarcelona$33,890322022
Ukogf - Fundacin Empresas IqsBarcelona$33,814212023
Ukogf - Fort Saskatchewan Multicultural AssociationFort Saskatchewan, Alberta$33,500532023
Capital Area United WayBaton Rouge, LA$33,400332024
Allentown Art MuseumAllentown, PA$33,000442024
Boys & Girls Club of AllentownAllentown, PA$33,000442023
Ukogf United Way L'alliancePuteaux$33,000112024
Ascension Community Awareness Emergency Response CommitteeGeismar, LA$32,000442024
Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge & Acadianna IncBaton Rouge, LA$31,850752024
Long Beach City College FoundationLong Beach, CA$31,500322024
Texas A&m FoundationCollege Station, TX$31,500552024
Lehigh Valley Community FoundationAllentown, PA$31,000332024
Louisiana Recycling CoalitionBaton Rouge, LA$30,500222024
Volunteers of America IncHarrisburg, PA$30,150432022
Artsquest FoundationBethlehem, PA$30,000212023
Chandler Chamber Community FoundationChandler, AZ$30,000442024
City of DecaturDecatur, AL$30,000832023
Habitat for Humanity International IncHouston, TX$30,000332024
Jefferson County Precinct 4Beaumont, TX$30,000332024
Long Beach Economic PartnershipLong Beach, CA$30,000322024
Mujeres Unidas Sirviendo ActivamenteParamount, CA$30,000212023
Northampton County Historical & Genealogical SocietyEaston, PA$30,000322023
Paramount Care FoundationParamount, CA$30,000222024
Saint Regis Mohawk TribeAkwesasne, NY$30,000212024
Southern California CrossroadsDowney, CA$30,000212023
Texas City Independent School District Foundation for the FutureTexas City, TX$30,000322024
Texas Diversity CouncilHouston, TX$30,000542024
United States Catholic ConferenceAllentown, PA$30,000222021
Via of the Lehigh Valley IncBethlehem, PA$30,000552024
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American UniversityTempe, AZ$29,500442024
Ukogf Women Building Futures SocietyEdmonton$29,450112024
Allentown School District FoundationAllentown, PA$29,400322021
Ukogf Strathcona CountySherwood Park$29,250212024
United Way of Hancock County IncFindlay, OH$29,140332023
One Vision FoundationDecatur, AL$28,000442023
Cay Galgon Life HouseBethlehem, PA$27,100432023
Mercy Special Learning Center IncAllentown, PA$27,000222024
Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley IncBethlehem, PA$26,775942024
Desales UniversityCenter Valley, PA$26,000222021
Lehigh Valley Inter-Regional Networking & ConnectingBethlehem, PA$25,500542023
Boys & Girls Clubs of Contra CostaEl Sobrante, CA$25,000432024
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions ForumWashington, DC$25,000112024
Cortez Fire Protection DistrictCortez, CO$25,000542024
Eastern Pennsylvania Down Syndrome CenterTrexlertown, PA$25,000552024
From My Heart to Yours Children and Families Community OutreachLaplace, LA$25,000112024
Juneteenth Lehigh ValleyCoplay, PA$25,000332023
Lewis-Arriola Fire Protection DistrictLewis, CO$25,000542024
Louisiana Splash and Water SafetyLaplace, LA$25,000112023
Lynwood Partners Educational FoundationLynwood, CA$25,000332024
New Wine Development Corporation IncLaplace, LA$25,000112023
Prairie View A&m FoundationHouston, TX$25,000112024
Ptsd Foundation of AmericaHouston, TX$25,000112024
Ranken Technical CollegeSt Louis, MO$25,000542024
Rocky Mountain InstituteBoulder, CO$25,000112022
Rohrerstown Community Fire CompanyLancaster, PA$25,000542023
St Lukes Hospital Anderson CampusBethlehem, PA$25,000112022
Third Way InstituteWashington, DC$25,000112024
Ukogf Turkish Red Crescent SocietyAnkara$25,000112022
United Ukrainian American Relief CommitteePhiladelphia, PA$25,000112021
United Way of the Cape Fear AreaWilmington, NC$25,000552024
WateraidNew York, NY$25,000112021
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois IncChicago, IL$24,560552024
Pontchartrain ConservancyNew Orleans, LA$24,500112022
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and AcadianaNew Orleans, LA$24,500112022
Civic Theatre of Allentown PaAllentown, PA$24,000112020
Pasadena I S D Education Foundation IncPasadena, TX$24,000432024
San Jacinto Community College Foundation Pasadena TexasPasadena, TX$24,000442024
Ukogf - Strathcona CountySherwood Park, Alberta$22,760322023
The Miracle League of the Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA$22,500432023
Womenshelter of Long BeachLong Beach, CA$22,500332024
The Fuel Cell SeminarBend, OR$22,275112022
Friends of Manchac GreenwayLaplace, LA$22,000312024
Historic Bethlehem Partnership IncorporatedBethlehem, PA$22,000442024
Partners of ParksLong Beach, CA$21,000332024
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY$20,500552024
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationChicago, IL$20,296542024
Bakerripley Formerly Neighborhood Centers IncHouston, TX$20,150222023
Amistad Research CenterNew Orleans, LA$20,000112023
Atrium Medical Center FoundationDayton, OH$20,000432023

362 of 693 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 59%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 1,240 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Education
229 grants
Human Services
164 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
149 grants
Arts & Culture
121 grants
Community Improvement
97 grants
Health Care
52 grants
Diseases & Disorders
45 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
45 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2020330$6,793,788$5,000
2021292$7,056,147$6,000
2022473$9,435,120$5,000
2023401$11.5M$6,000
2024360$9,859,719$7,400

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

47% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Pennsylvania
$20.7M
Louisiana
$7.3M
Virginia
$3.5M
California
$2.6M
New York
$2.3M
District of Columbia
$2.3M
Texas
$1.9M
Illinois
$407K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

American Online Giving Foundation Inc336 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund171 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc143 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program123 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America104 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust91 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Air Products Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 1940 Air Products Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18106. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 23-2130928 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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